2022 in Scandinavian music


2022 in Scandinavian music


The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2022.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

Events

  • 7 January – US-born Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä gives the first North American performance of the original 1904 version of Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with the Minnesota Orchestra under Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä.
  • 1 February
    • The Royal Danish Orchestra announces that Marie Jacquot will be its next music director, effective with the 2024-2025 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. She is the first female conductor ever appointed to the post.
    • The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of Edward Gardner to the post of artistic advisor as its next music director.
  • 12 March – Melodifestivalen 2022 is won by Cornelia Jakobs with "Hold Me Closer"; at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, it would finish fourth.
  • 5 April – It is announced that Santtu-Matias Rouvali will end his tenure as chief conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra at the end of the 2022-2023 season.
  • 12 April – Jukka-Pekka Saraste is appointed as the next chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra on a three-year contract effective with the 2023-2024 season.
  • May – Guitarist Amen leaves Finnish band Lordi after disagreements with other band members.
  • 3 May – Swedish doom metal band Draconian change their line-up, with the departure of singer Heike Langhans and the return of Lisa Johansson on vocals, as well as the addition of Niklas Nord on guitars.
  • 27 May – The ABBA Voyage concert residency, with band members as virtual avatars, opens in London. The band make a personal appearance at the end of the first show.
  • 29-30 July – The Uppsala Reggae Festival is scheduled to take place in Finland. Artists expected to appear include Max Romeo, Morgan Heritage and Gentleman.
  • July – A version of Swedish band Ghost's 2019 song "Mary on a Cross" goes viral on TikTok. The band releases its own slowed-down version of the song, which tops the Billboard Hot Hard Rock streaming songs chart, and reaches the Hot 100 chart, their first such success.
  • 20 September – The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Matthew Halls will replace Santtu-Matias Rouvali as its chief conductor with an initial contract of 3 years.
  • 3 November – Hannu Lintu is appointed chief conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, effective with the 2023-2024 season.
  • 30 November – Norway's Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Julian Rachlin as its next chief conductor, in succession to Nathalie Stutzmann.
  • unknown date – The Reykjavík Recording Orchestra is founded, based at the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Albums released

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Eurovision Song Contest

  • Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
  • Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
  • Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
  • Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
  • Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Classical works

  • Hildur Guðnadóttir – The Fact of the Matter
  • Mats Larsson Gothe and Susanne Marko – Löftet (opera)
  • Jaakko Kuusisto – Symphony, Op. 39 (completed by Pekka Kuusisto)
  • Ville Raasakka – The Harvest, for chamber orchestra
  • Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir – ARCHORA
  • Sauli Zinovjev – Piano Concerto

Film and television music

  • Hildur Guðnadóttir - Women Talking
  • Krister Linder – Boy from Heaven
  • Marius Christiansen - Etterglød (Afterglow)
  • Johan Söderqvist - Anatomy of a Scandal
  • Mikkel Maltha and Leslie Ming - Triangle of Sadness

Deaths

  • 18 January – Paavo Heininen, Finnish composer, 84
  • 25 January – Fredrik Johansson, Swedish guitarist, 47 (cancer)
  • 20 February – Nils Lindberg, Swedish composer and pianist, 88
  • 23 February – Jaakko Kuusisto, Finnish composer, conductor and violinist, 48 (brain cancer)
  • 22 March – Tommy Tokyo, Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, 50
  • 9 April – Birgit Nordin, Swedish operatic soprano, 88
  • 9 April – Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and producer, 71
  • 6 May – Alf Hambe, Swedish writer, composer and singer-songwriter, 91
  • 10 May – Kjell Lönnå, Swedish choirmaster, conductor and composer, 85
  • 18 July – Povl Dissing, Danish singer, composer, guitarist, and harmonica player, 84
  • 6 August – Torgny Söderberg, Swedish songwriter, 77
  • 9 August – Jussi Hakulinen, Finnish musician and singer-songwriter, 57
  • 10 August – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor and musician, 77
  • 15 August – Hans (Hasse) Magnusson, Swedish saxophonist, 73
  • 16 August – Matti Lehtinen, Finnish baritone, 100
  • August – Kimmo Blom, Finnish rock singer and musician, 52 (cancer)
  • 14 September (death announced on this date) – David Andersson, 47, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Soilwork)
  • 5 October – Ann-Christine Nyström, 78, Finnish Eurovision singer
  • 30 October (death announced on this date) – Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar)
  • 9 November – Mattis Hætta, 63, Norwegian Sami singer
  • 1 December – Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish organist (Vikingarna).
  • 3 December – Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish pop singer
  • 26 December – Lars Lönndahl, 94, Swedish singer ("The Swedish Frank Sinatra")

References


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